HMS Headwind is a bite-sized musical composed by Michael Gordon Shapiro as part of A-Fest of Snacks. HMS Headwind had its Australian Premiere, directed by Amelia Gilday, at the 2018 Sydney Short+Sweet Festival where it won both the Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice awards and enjoyed a second run at the festival’s Gala Finals in April 2018.
Book and Music by Michael Gordon Shapiro
Directed by Amelia Gilday
Performed by Laura Bailey, Nathan Bolton, Jarrod Kitto, Ana Fenner, Aisling Bermingham, and Alicia Badger
“My favorites of the night were HMS Headwind and The Golden Years. The former featured a rollicking cast of sailors and a pirate queen — plus amazing songs! It was bold, it was brash, it was hilarious. ”
The Plus Ones
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